bjosephd
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2014
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- Location
- North Somerset
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
- Number of Hives
- 3
So apparently it's a general rule (I know there are actually NO rules) that a queen tends not to cross the honey barrier above her (probably assuming she has enough laying space below her).
I use a queen excluder now and then but as rarely as possible for various reasons.
However, has anyone used a very shallow super (or a super) filled and capped as honey barrier queen excluder?
I have a handful of shallow langstroth supers (about 12cm deep (or 5")) that my big feeder trays came in. I'm considering getting frames for them, getting them fully filled and capped and then removing queen excluders and using these full but very shallow honey boxes as a queen excluder.
Thoughts?
I use a queen excluder now and then but as rarely as possible for various reasons.
However, has anyone used a very shallow super (or a super) filled and capped as honey barrier queen excluder?
I have a handful of shallow langstroth supers (about 12cm deep (or 5")) that my big feeder trays came in. I'm considering getting frames for them, getting them fully filled and capped and then removing queen excluders and using these full but very shallow honey boxes as a queen excluder.
Thoughts?